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Story Number: NNS090626-01
Release Date: 6/26/2009 4:59:00 AM
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew C. Haws, USS Nimitz Public Affairs
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- The "Tophatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 will celebrate their 90th anniversary June 27 as the oldest squadron in the Navy.
Established in 1919 as Fighter Plane Squadron 1, the Navy's first squadron, the "Tophatters" have participated in every major Naval conflict, earning them the slogan, "The oldest and the boldest."
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